Removable pedal platform

A bicycle pedal which comprises a spindle, and a body rotatably coupled to said spindle, a platform, and a pin, wherein said pin comprises a traction spike, a thread, a shoulder and a head, wherein said platform is removable, wherein said platform is constrained in relation to said body by said pin, wherein said body comprises a locating feature and a mounting feature, wherein said pin is connected to said body via said thread, whereby said shoulder and said head are used to locate said platform so that the platform is constrained in a direction away from said body and to limit an amount of deformation in the platform axial to threads of the pin.

A bicycle pedal which comprises a spindle, and a body rotatably coupled to said spindle, a platform, and a pin, wherein said pin comprises a thread, a shoulder, a head, a tool engagement, and a traction spike, wherein the head secures said platform to said body, and wherein said shoulder constrains said platform in a direction away from said body and to limit an amount of deformation in the platform axial to threads of the pin, whereby said platform is located away from said body, and wherein said traction spike creates a frictional force between an athletic shoe and said pedal, and wherein said tool engagement allows a pin removal tool to install or remove a pin.